Was Were

Was Were

Past Simple Tense 'to be'

• We use was / were to talk about the past.

• was / were are the past forms of am / is / are.

• We often use past time expressions with was / were,

  e.g. yesterday, last year, in 2012.

was

• With I, he, she, it

• I was at home yesterday.

• She was ill yesterday.

• He wasn't happy last week.

• Was it cold yesterday?

Were

• We use WERE with you, we, they

• You were ill yesterday.

• We were at home last week.

• They weren't here yesterday?

• Were you at home yesterday?

With WH questions

• Where were you yesterday? I was at home?

• When were you born? I was born in 1999

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Multiple Choice

She ____ in the bathroom 2 hour ago.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Were they at the library last week?

• Yes, they were.

• Yes, I was.

• No, you weren't.

• No, he wasn't.

Multiple Choice

She _____ in London last week.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

He ___ my friend

• were
• been
• wered
• was

Multiple Choice

Where was Sara on Wednesday?

• Sara was at the supermarket.

• Sara was at the school.

• She were at the cinema.

• She was at the shopping centre.

Multiple Choice

Where were you at three o´clock?

• I were at the supermarket.

• I was at the swimming pool.

• I was at the cinema.

• I were at the school.

Multiple Choice

Where were they last weekend?

• They were at the museum last

  weekend.

• They are at the museum.

Multiple Choice

Were you at home last weekend?

• No. I was at home yesterday.

• Yes, I was. I was at home.

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jill _____ in London.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

I ____ at school yesterday.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Yesterday were Thursday.

• Yesterday was Thursday.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• The shops weren’t open today.

• The shops wasn’t open today.

Open Ended

Where were you born?

Open Ended

When were you born?

Open Ended

Was last week good for you?

Open Ended

Where were you yesterday?